Columbia 33 Caribbean

The Columbia 33 Caribbean is an American sailboat that was designed by Wirth Munroe as deep water cruiser and first built in 1963.[1][2][3]

Columbia 33 Caribbean

Development
Designer	Wirth Munroe
Location	United States
Year	1963
No. built	61
Builder(s)	Columbia Yachts
Boat
Boat weight	11,000 lb (4,990 kg)
Draft	7.00 ft (2.13 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	33.08 ft (10.08 m)
LWL	24.00 ft (7.32 m)
Beam	9.83 ft (3.00 m)
Engine type	Universal Atomic 4 30 hp (22 kW) gasoline engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	long keel with centerboard
Ballast	4,200 lb (1,905 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)	40.50 ft (12.34 m)
J (foretriangle base)	13.50 ft (4.11 m)
P (mainsail luff)	35.00 ft (10.67 m)
E (mainsail foot)	15.50 ft (4.72 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	271.25 sq ft (25.200 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	273.38 sq ft (25.398 m^2)
Total sail area	544.63 sq ft (50.598 m^2)

The Columbia 33 Caribbean is a development of the Arco 33, which was built by Crystaliner, who completed 15 examples in 1959, before selling the molds to Columbia Yachts.[1][4]

The Columbia 33 Caribbean design was developed into the Columbia 34 in 1966 with the addition of a new deck adapted from the Columbia 40 design.[1][5][6]

Production

The Columbia 33 Caribbean design was built by Columbia Yachts, who built 61 examples between 1963 and 1965, but it is now out of production.[1][7]

Design

The Columbia 33 Caribbean is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a raised counter transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel with a retractable centerboard. It displaces 11,000 lb (4,990 kg) and carries 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) of ballast.[1]

The boat has a draft of 7.00 ft (2.13 m) with the centreboard extended and 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with it retracted. The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 30 hp (22 kW) gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering.[1]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Columbia 34

Similar sailboats

• Abbott 33
• C&C 33
• CS 33
• Endeavour 33
• Hunter 33
• Hunter 33.5
• Mirage 33
• Nonsuch 33
• Tanzer 10
• Viking 33
• Watkins 33

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Columbia 33 Caribbean sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Wirth Munroe 1902-1968". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
3. Columbia Yacht Owners Association. "Columbia 33 Specifications". columbia-yachts.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Arco 33 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Columbia 34 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
6. Columbia Yacht Owners Association. "Columbia 34 Specifications". columbia-yachts.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Columbia Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.